The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-09-28
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WEDNESDAY. SEPT. %, 1887.

next Monday.
The Doylestown Fair will be held on
October 4th, 9th, 9Th and It'll.
Our thanks are due to w. d. L. Rob-
bins, Esq, for copies of Chattanooga and
other papers.
The tax rate in Frenchtown Borough
win be 81 cents per hundred dollars. the
same as last year.
Mr.. Geo. Marshall, Of Sandy Ridge,
lost valuable yearling colt on Saturday
last, from lung disease.
1t is expected that the new NJ. e.
Church at Pennington will be ready for
dedication on or about November 18th.
Orders FOR Pies left at Van Sewers
Pearl Restaurant will receive prompt at
teniion. sept.2S-2
The regular monthly meeting of the
Common Council will be held next Mon.
day evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of School Trustees will be held
next Wednesday evening.
The annual meeting of the Hunter
don County Historical Society will be
held at Pennington, on Saturday, Octo-
Der 10Th.
"A valuable horse belonging to Mr..
Thos Seabrook, who lives about two miles
north of this city, fell into cistern Sun
day week and was drowned.
The Yankee " Volunteer beat the
Scotch " Thistle " in the race yesterday
by about 90 minutes, the distance sailed
being So miles.
The Veteran Association meets at
No. So Coryell street next Wednesday
evening, ats o'clock. All veterans are
invited TO be present.
Van Solver opened his pearl res
taurant, at the corner of Bridge and
Union streets, last Saturday evening, and
had rush of customers He intends to
please his patrons, il possible.
The Doylestown Agricultural and
Mechanics Institute will hold their an
nual exhibition at Doylestown, Pa, be-
ginning on Tuesday, October 4th, and
continuing until Friday, the 18th. 1t win
be an attractive exhibition.
Lone Star Lodge Of the Knights of
Pythias, of this city, attended service at
the M. e. Church, last Sunday evening,
and listened to an appropriate sermon
from the pastor, Rev. J. II Boswell. Tho
knights turned out in large numbers.
The Frenchtown Independent says:
''Robbins show win close the season at
Havre De Grace on October 10Th and
reach Frenchtown on the day following.
Mr.. II. will run a show during the Win
ter in New York, commencing Decem-
Der 10th.n
AT the M. e. Church in this city
Rev. ]. b. Graw, d d., will preach next
Sabbath morning, at 1890 A. M. Love
Feast at 915 A. NJ. In the evening, at
$50, the pastor, Rev. J. H. Boswell, will
preach on Kissing or, What is there
10 Kiss
Mr.. Thomas Van Camp. of this
city, is painting number Of portraits of
our citizens, which, we are told, are high
ly credtable to his artistic skill. Mr.
Van Camp spent last Winter in study at
the Academy of Fine Arts, in Philadel-
phia, aud expects to continue his studies
there the coming Winter.
w. d. L. Robbins, Esq late Prnci
pal of our Public SCHOOL,, does not intend
to teach in Chattanooga, as is reported by
several of our exchanges, but has formed
a copartnersbip for the purpose of carry
ing on a wholesale business in hardware,
tin, sheet iron and wooden ware. The
prospects, we learn, are very good
The sstrade- mark on Van Sewers
restaurant, corner of Bridge and Union
streets, attracts great attention. 1t is
the picture of crane with small frog
IN its mouth, while large frog sits look
ing up in establishment. The motto over
the picture Is: alive not to eat but eat
to live" Tho work was done by Mr..
Thos. Van Camp and is an artistic job.
Lone evening last week, lady on JEFF
ferson street, while employed in work in
the back kitchen of the house, was con-
siderably alarmed by the discharge from
pistol striking the lettice work Of the
building directly opposite to her. For
tunately, no injury was done. 1t was
probably the work of careless boys who
are allowed to carry and use these dan
gcrons weapons.
Several noted trotters that have made
a sensation on the urfduriug The present
season, will take part in the races at the
Hunterdon County Fair, to-day, Thurs
day and Friday. Tho racing will be an
especially attractive feature, Judging from
the present very promising outlook. With
Winklers superb Band to refine and tone
the thrilling fcats Of the turf there is
nothing more required to complete a day
of royal pleasure.
The managers Of the Pennington
Fair have done wisely in engaging Prof.
Gleason, the world famed horse tanner, to
give exhibitions of his skill on their
grounds this week. This sort of an at
traction is in harmony with the original
intent of the Society, and is useful and
practical ia its results. It is both highly
entertaining and instructive. The Pro-
fessor's exhibitions are open and free,
and no additional expense to any except
the Society.
Rev. G. CLARK, Jr., of the Newark NJ.
E. Conference, and couple of years age
located at Quakertown, this county, i
now stationed at Theills, N. Y, and Is an
active worker with the Prohibiticnists Of
D..f-t..,1 o,,nfv A few NIGHTS AGO bis